lawmakers came to a last-minute deal. >> police are called repeatedly to this hotel in timonium on new year's day. >> and nice vacation may be on your agenda. some travel trends to keep in mind. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> a few snowflakes of falling right now knew the lower eastern shore. very light in nature. nothing is accumulating. a lot of clouds to start and

some flurries tapering off. 35 in ocean city. 36 downtown. temperature near 40 degrees today. clouds will clear into the afternoon. >> good morning. we anticipate a return to normal on the area roads. people going back to work. eastbound 50 on ritchie highway, an accident has been cleared. things in great shape east and westbound on 50. 65 heading down toward 100. 55 on the west side making your way down towards security. that is where volume starts to pick up. 65 on southbound 83. moving well down to the beltway.

54 on the j.f.x. 57 on 95 from the white marsh area. running smoothly to the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we will be waking up to a fiscal cliff finale this morning. a deal was done for most americans. >> hallie jackson has more live in our washington bureau. can we stop saying "fiscal cliff"? >> not just yet. we still have the battles ahead of us. the president is on his way to hawaii after thanking leaders

overnight for coming to a deal. >> the motion is adopted. >> 2013 begins with a bang. there was the late night house vote. >> this was a monumental task, especially with the time growing short. >> most of us will not see higher income taxes except for families making more than $450,000. the tax policy center estimates three-quarters of americans will still pay a little more to the irs. the social security payroll tax cut is expiring. the bill extends unemployment benefits to the end of 2013. the president is now headed towards hawaii. he had hoped for more of a grand bargain. >> there wasn't enough support for a larger agreement. >> this measure sets up more battles moving forward, as house

speaker john boehner promises to push reforms to the entitlement programs that are driving the country more and more into debt. cuts his colleagues wanted to see more of in this bill. >> the senate and president failed to meet their own stated obligations, which was to bring us a balanced bill. >> one of the next big battles revolves around the debt ceiling, making sure the u.s. has enough to pay its bills. you can get used to saying "debt ceiling' now. >> talk about the split in the republican party. >> john boehner voted eric cantor voted no, as did about 181 other republicans.

85 voted yes. you see the split. >> hallie jackson, thank you, hallie. >> police are investigating two new year's days shooting. what happened last night on caroline street -- one happened last night on caroline street. no other details available. police are investigating a separate shooting in northwest baltimore that happened near druid hill avenue. there were reports of a man suffering a gunshot wound to the shoulder. no word on a suspect. >> police say a party at a hotel prompted three separate calls on

new year's day. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. what do police say it went wrong? >> it looked like too few security guards. there were three separate calls for a stabbing, a fight, and some kind of drug overdose. partygoers reported having a great time at the atrium. there were about 1000 people at this event. it was put on by several local party promoters. not everybody rang in 2013 peacefully. there was a call about a fight. less than 10 minutes after that, someone called paramedics about a drug overdose. about an hour after that, a man was stabbed. police do not know if these incidents were connected. or if it even happened at this party or somewhere else in the hotel. some did not notice the repeated police presence. they did have their own security

in place but -- >> there were security guards at the location. too many people for them. we were called in. we were able to diffuse the situation. there were no arrests for disorderly conduct. >> baltimore county police are still investigating. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. crash.w year's day this happened at greenspring avenue at the inner loop of the beltway. he returned to his car and was rear ended by another vehicle. >> the first same-sex marriage legally wed after the new same- sex law went into effect. other couples went the more traditional route to tie the knot.

month to a church and celebrated their first same-sex couple went on tuesday. >> jesus was everybody and i think he would be here celebrating with us if he were walking the earth today. i look at it more as a civil- rights issue. >> a couple exchanged vows in front of 75 invited guests. congratulations. >> 6:08. students will see a new face outside in new jersey. >> a photographer dies in los angeles. which celebrity was involved? >> be informed before you book.

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today. 6:12. there is a live look at the ravens logo somewhere around downtown. nearly 300 small logos are around the city of baltimore. you have a chance to win two tickets to sunday's game. we are starting off with a lot of clouds. and though pressure system down to the south. there were some flurries around baltimore early on an even ocean city reported its first snowflakes of the season. now everything is moving off the coast. the clouds will linger early on as high pressure builds in the. we're expecting a quiet weather. the trend stays the same into

the seven-day forecast. we will have little precipitation expected and temperatures flat running into the next couple of days. they will be fought lining close to normal. look at the temperature in kansas city, 11 degrees. denver dropping into the teens. the cold air will not move over the mountains. we will stay close to normal. 33 at the airport. 26 in parkton. oakland and frostburg have dropped into the teens. the wind is light across the metro area. we will not see any major warmup. temperatures will get close to the normal mark of 42.

42 in southern maryland. starting off with clouds. they will move from west to east. highs will be up near 40 degrees. drop down into the 20's. you will need a jacket and some of gloves. as far as the precipitation, we're talking nothing. we will be basically dry until sunday. >> good morning. if you are going back to work or school, this is 97 and 65 down towards 100. so far so good on the west side, 55 miles per hour. this is 70 in towards the

beltway, 63. 65 on the southbound harrisburg expressway. picking up just a bit prior to the beltway. southbound from coldspring lane down towards 28th street on the j.f.x., 50 miles per hour. moving well on the north side at harford road. 57 on 95 down to the 895 split. seven minutes through that stretch. it is the starting to build at the fort mchenry tunnel. no official delay to talk of. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> pants of the 90's government will file a lawsuit against the ncaa. he intends to sue over sanctions imposed on penn state university.

the university agreed to a $60 million fine. state lawmakers raised questions to that money being spent outside the state of pennsylvania. police say a photographer attended to take a picture of justin bieber was hit by another car and killed last night. the photographer was following the car before troopers pulled it over for a traffic stop. he was asked to back away from the stop. justin bieber wasn't even in the car. police officers will be stationed in the new jersey district. this comes weeks after the shooting in newtown, connecticut. they say this will be the new norm. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having an armed

police officer at every school in a district would increase safety? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the top five travel trends to think about before booking your trip in 2013. expect to pay more. you'll pay more in fees. more airlines are teaming up meaning less competition. watch for u.s. airways and american to merge. more protection from the department of transportation. that means more transparency ticket pricing.

you might be find just the way you are. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. think of the big defense companies. health care may not be the first thing that comes to mind. they are winning more health care projects. now conducting disability exams for veterans at lockheed martin. drama, e fiscal cliff trauma get ready for the debt ceiling. stock futures looking strong. so for wolfe street liking that a deal did get done.

there was a year and rally on optimism that a deal would be reached. apple was the most search for returns policy online. five of the top 20 christmas gifts this year were a couple products. people who were pleasantly plump may have a lower risk of dying. the findings are being challenged because it doesn't consider gender or age. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you very much. have a good day. is playoff time for the ravens once again. >> details as a chance for you

to win two free tickets to sunny 's game.nday postgam don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having an armed police officer at every school in a district would increase safety? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. back to school and to work for many. we are still looking good on 95, 65 miles per hour traveling south down to 32. 55 on the west side outer loop. not bad on 70. not tracking any delays at padonia. it is starting to get a little heavier in the southbound direction. no delays on the northeast corner at harford, 55 miles per hour. traffic is building at the fort mchenry tunnel.

11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on the bel95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we see a few snow flurries this morning. most of it is falling apart. back to school for the kids. we can see flurries ending at the lower eastern shore. 35 in ocean city. 36 in downtown baltimore. the forecast for today -- highs near 40 degrees. cooler to the north in pennsylvania and to the west in the mountains. details in the seven-day forecast are coming up. >> we have two more days before

it is officially purple friday. >> ravens logos or painted around town as part of a fan challenge. we are live some more in baltimore city. thank you for joining us this morning. how does the fan challenged work? >> there are logos in secret locations. there is one in baltimore city and one in baltimore county. >> how many logos are out there all together? >> about 300 black and purple ones. if you want to win tickets, look for the golden logo. >> is there a lottery?

>> find the logo and take a picture of yourself with the upload it to the ravens website. >> some of the cheerleaders were out there. are all the logo's going to be that size? >> they are smaller. >> how do you do this covertly? >> we did this at night. it is a lot of fun. it is fun to see these logos painted all over the place. >> when is the deadline? >> you can start this morning and the deadline is friday at

noon. >> thank you very much, katie. >> 6:26. >> could this be the end of the phrase "fiscal cliff"? >> a deal both sides say they can live with. we have more coming up. >> trouble in a baltimore county hotel. >> we will check your morning commute and u

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. ava marie has a quick look at the weather. hi, ava. >> we had flurries and sprinkles

this morning. 33 degrees at the airport. 30 in catonsville. dressed warmly to start the day. we expect the skies to clear out later today. temperatures flat line as we go into the seven-day. more coming up in just a few minutes. >> president obama will sign ale that avoids the fiscal cliff preventing taxes from going up on most people. >> tracie potts has a breakdown of what congress agreed to on capitol hill. >> good morning. a very late vote last night but in time for millions of americans who wondered if their taxes would go up this year. >> the house stands adjourned

until 10:00 p.m. for morning our debates. >> lawmakers left capitol hill after finally avoiding the fiscal cliff. >> at some point you strike a balance. >> 257 democrats and republicans voting for a bill to keep the alternative minimum tax from hitting working families and prevent tax hikes for 98% of americans. tax rates will go up for couples making more than $450,000. democrats gave in on that. republicans won a victory -- the estate tax threshold is over $5 million. >> tax relief has been achieved. now is the time for the president to work with congress to address the government overspending. >> and the debt ceiling. before leaving for a whole lot president obama urged

congress to raise it. >> we can't not pay bills that we have already incurred. the consequences for the global economy would be catastrophic. >> no word when the president will sign the new bill. it was a day late but it was just in time for nervous investors as markets reopen this morning. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> county police had a busy new year's morning. officers responded to three separate calls. >> jennifer franciotti is live outside the crown plaza hotel with more details for us. >> do you think it happened just after 1:00 a.m. we know that police are still investigating but it could be a matter of too few security guards.

this hotel hosted a new year's eve party. >> they did it at a hotel so you can get a room and drink and not worry about driving home. none of that. do you know what i'm saying? they did a good job of putting this together. >> about 1000 people in the atrium. >> a lot of different promoters getting together to throw a party. we are still here. we are about to enjoy the rest of our new year's. >> police responded to a call about a fight here. less than 10 minutes later, someone called paramedics about a drug overdose. an hour later, a man was stabbed. investigators are not sure if the incidents are related. some did not notice the increased police presence. >> just because the police were

there doesn't mean it was for the party. like the said, the event was real nice. >> they had their own guards in place. >> there were security guards at the location. too many people for them. we were called in. we were able to defuse the situation. there were no arrests for disorderly conduct. >> we know that investigation is still ongoing. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police are glad 2012 is over. there were more than 200 homicides last year. there were 217 homicides in the city last year. the increase stands out even more when compared to washington, d.c. the nation's capital saw its homicide rate drop by 18 and a .5%.

anthony batts blames two rival gangs for the spike in crime here. >> two suspects were arrested following a brutal beating. a man was walking by lombard street when he was attacked by four men. he was left in a medically induced coma. two men are in custody this morning. police are still searching for two and other suspects. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> still in pretty good shape on the area roads. we are seeing a buildup in volume on the roads. eight minutes on 95 south from the 895 split to the fort mchenry.

70 checking in at 63 at 29. those beads continue it down towards padonia. the volume continues to build. you'll start to tap the brakes prior to the beltway as you make you wait for the south. so far so good all the way into town. a nice start on the north side. 295 continues to move smoothly, 55 miles per hour southbound down to 100. building volume southbound into the tunnel. no official delay to talk about. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check on the forecast. >> we had some flurries and

sprinkles this morning. 42 in southern maryland. some places in the 30's today with sunshine into the afternoon. temperature around 40 degrees each and every day. looking for a mix of clouds and sunshine every single day. 20% chance for precipitation on sunday. a quiet start to the new year. >> thank you. 6:37. january is typically the cold this time of the year. some took an ice cold plunge. >> that is a big hamburger. i think you would love that. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having an armed

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yoplait, it is so good! >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police i still looking into several incidents that happened at the new year's party at the timonium hotel. officers responded to three separate calls. all three incidents happened on tuesday morning. members of both parties are angry this morning. the session was adjourned and the current term of congress will end without having the votes for those affected by super storm sandy.

the team painted ravens logos the route baltimore. if you find a gold logo and take a picture, you have a chance to win tickets for sunday's game against the colts at m&t bank stadium. >> a vote in the house got a deal but to avoid major tax hikes and deep spending cuts for most americans. hallie jackson has one more look at the big story. good morning. >> this deal means most of us will not have to pay more on income taxes except families making more than $450,000. about three-quarters of americans will have to pay a little more to the irs since the

social secury -- is expiring. >> if we can put a package like this together with less drama, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> both parties will have to come to a deal about the debt ceiling. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. getting busy out there. we have an accident near belair road and the beltway. watch for delays developing. this is harford over near dulaney valley. inner loop traffic will be backing up shortly. another

accident in the city at the steeastern. still in pretty good shape. this is the outer loop just past 70. eastbound 70 looks pretty good. a nice start on 295 towards 100. 95 at the fort mchenry, southbound traffic is showing a buildup in traffic. still moving well on the other northeast side. 30 minutes on the outer loop west side. nine minutes down to the harbor tunnel tolls from the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> clouds to start the day and some flurries in ocean city. that has all clear now.

we did not see any accumulation. the skies should clear out into the afternoon. most of this trend will continue. storms passing to the north and to the south. temperatures around 40 degrees into the upcoming weeks. i know it is chilly. can see 12 degrees in chicago. cold air is stock west of the mountains. our temperatures will hover around normal. above normal at the airport, 33 degrees. 20's in northern baltimore county. clouds to start. temperatures in the low to mid 40's. clearing skies this afternoon.

we expect temperatures around 40 across the state. 26 in garrett county. very quiet conditions. each day, a mixture of sun and clouds. highs near 40. a little warmer on saturday. 20% chance of precipitation on sunday. >> scott michael was born at 12:26 on tuesday morning. his parents thought he would arrive before 2013. >> i had the baby shower and then i was in the hospital and in labor. they kept me. >> look at that sweet little

baby. the staff always looks forward to meeting the first baby of the new year. congratulations. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. much more on the late-night vote on capitol hill to avert the -- fiscalliff cliff. will 2013 be a good year for your bottom line? should you invest in stocks? we will ask warren buffett and the creator of spanx. we will test out some of the at home fitness gadgets. psy wants to retire the gun and style as we get started on it

wednesday morning. >> we cannot get enough psy. >> we will be gangnam style if we go to the super bowl. 34 degrees at the airport. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start before you head out to start your day.

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the rose bowl parade. >> maybe you should avoid signing a contract if you want to join a gym. you can save hundreds of dollars. >> gyms love it when you sign up. >> time to get back to school and work. >> this is a live picture at harford road. you can see delays over towards dulaney valley. we have an accident in the right lane of the inner loop. looking pretty good on 795. 48 on southbound 95. 42 on the west side outer loop. so far so good on 295 going

southbound to 100. >> i am running out of things to say. is so quiet for the beginning of january. temperatures near 40 degrees. the kids will have to bundle up as we go to school. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day. [ female announcer ] the magic begins when jif fresh roasts peanuts

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